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AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsVon K. McConnell, Mark Yarkosky, Baoquan Zhang, Thomas M. Sladek, Kenneth C. Jackson
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A private wireless network is able to provide wireless telecommunication services to subscriber mobile stations that also subscribe to a public wireless network. The private wireless network includes a private base transceiver station (BTS), a private mobile switching center (MSC), and a gateway service control point (SCP). The private BTS provides a private network wireless coverage area within which the mobile station can communicate with the base transceiver station over an air interface. The gateway SCP has a private network database containing private network data records for subscribing mobile stations. A private network data record includes a private network service profile and a private network locator address. The public wireless network has a home location register (HLR) with a public network database containing public network data records for subscribing mobile stations. A public network data record includes a public network service profile and a public network locator address. When a subscriber mobile station is active on the private wireless network, the private network locator address identifies the private MSC, and the public network locator address identifies the gateway SCP. By providing the private network wireless coverage area so that it overlaps the public network's wireless coverage area, the subscriber mobile station may be handed off between the private and public wireless networks.
A method for mobility management of a mobile station, said mobile station subscribing to a private wireless network and to a public wireless network, said private wireless network having a base station, said base station being able to communicate with said mobile station over an air interface, a switching system in communication with said base station, a gateway in communication with said switching system, a private network database accessible by said gateway, said private network database containing a first data record for said mobile station, said public wireless network having a home location register, said home location register including a public network database, said public network database containing a second data record for said mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for providing call origination services to a mobile station that subscribes to a private wireless network and to a public wireless network, said private wireless network having a private network serving system for serving said mobile station when said mobile station is operating in a private network wireless coverage area, said public wireless network having a public network serving system for serving said mobile station when said mobile station is operating in a public network wireless coverage area, said private wireless network having a first service control point (SCP), said public wireless network having a second service control point (SCP), said method comprising the steps of:
A method for providing call termination services to a mobile station that subscribes to a private wireless network and to a public wireless network, said private wireless network having and a mobile switching center (MSC) and a first service control point (SCP), said public wireless network having a second SCP, said method comprising the steps of:
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